Road: One can reach Alibaug via Pen (30 km away), which is on the Mumbai (78 km away) - Goa road. From Mumbai, one can reach Alibaug by traveling on the Mumbai-Goa highway (NH-17)till Wadkhal (or Vadkhal) and taking the right fork from Wadkhal - the left fork being the road to Goa. The distance is approximately 108 km from Mumbai

Catamaran/Ferry: The nearest jetty is Mandwa From where catamaran/ferry services are available to Gateway of India, Mumbai. Another port in the vicinity is Rewas, from where a ferry service is available to Ferry Wharf(Bhau cha Dhakka). There is also a jetty at Custom Bandar from where fishermen in Alibag set sail.

At this time weather was quite pleasant with occasional rains and the greenery around the place was giving a cool air. Most people come here for weekend to relax and unwind from their daily grind. We did not go to many places but went for some climatic change.

AKSHI BEACH

The beach was not so clean and high tide was coming as waves kept rising here.

Greenery was giving it a hill station look and plenty of fresh air.

ALIBAUG BEACH

High tide at 12 noon where waves rising high and water coming out on the road. It was scary but lovely to see that too.

MANDWA JETTY

The vast Arabian sea and Mandwa jetty where ferry services ply from Mumbai.Ferries and catamarans are not operational from mid-June to late September. However, the downpour and greenery make Alibaug irresistible during the monsoons.

AccomodationBeing a tourist center, there are many hotels, resorts and lodges in the town:

Big Splash

Hotel Ravikiran

Kashid Beach resort

Prakruti resort

Sand piper resort

Sunglow resort

Windmill resort

We stayed at Hotel Ravikiran which is just about 10mins walk from main market area and reasonably priced with good ambience and service. I wont recommend stay in cottages as I was told there is always a power outage and its far away from population. If you are going with family best is to stay in nice hotel in the city itself.

Over all if one is tired from daily hustle bustle then this is the best place to relax and unwind.

Looks and sounds like a good break from the daily grind..:)....glad that you enjoyed it. Very informative post....I for one, had never heard of Alibaug near Mumbai....seem to remember there is a similiar sounding area in Kolkatta....

Thats a lovely post CB. Hope u had a grt trip, away from ur regular busy life :)I have visited Mumbai a couple of times and have also heard of Alibaug, but never thought of going there as i thought its just another ordinary place. Ur post aroused my interest in Alibaug now. Would make sure to pay it a visit, the next time am in Mumbai.

The blog was very informative and appealing as well. Loved reading it :)

And ur friend Bhavita is so correct. This article is worth being published.

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